I Became a Blind Swordsman at the Academy chapter 173

173. The Cage (End)

Late at night, Eisel went to the inn where Jeto was staying.

It wasn’t a normal visit with a knock on the door. She

Because she saw Jetto standing near the wide open window.

Jetto was not sleeping.

Thanks to her bracelet of origin, she did not feel any physical fatigue and did not have to sleep, and through her senses, she immediately recognized Eisel’s approach.

Eisel approached the window.

“Zeto.”

“…Ms. Eisel.”

“I heard you were looking for me?”

Eisel, who hadn’t used honorifics even when the two of them were together, lightly climbed over her window sill and entered the room, she said.

“I did. More than that, I’m here…”

“There is a way.”

“…Well, that’s what it was.”

Jetto asked knowingly.

Eisel answered calmly.

Entering her room, Eisel looked inside her with a sullen face.

Jetto, who was wearing a coat, asked.

“…Are you going back?”

Aren’t you going back to the academy?

It was a formal question for naturalness.

“What if I can’t go back?”

“Then I can’t help it.”

“Jetto is back.”

Eisel also decided to try persuading her with words.

If he gave up now.

Because we won’t hurt each other any more.

“…Would you like to?”

“I’ll go back when everything is over.”

“What is everything?”

“There is such a thing.”

So please go back here.

Eisel said that.

“……”

Jetto was silent.

There was no way I could do that.

He decided to draw his hand first.

“Shall we just run away together? Leaving everything behind.”

As Eisel listened to Zeto’s voice, he thought.

Again.

You choose that method.

He’s really unchanging.

At that time, his words sounded really sweet.

That was the case even now.

After following him, nothing really happened, and Eisel was able to avoid being killed by his demons. He was able to survive

Well, it was all lies invented by Jeto.

There was no way he could escape from them so easily… At that time, Eisel was lost in a sweet dream and couldn’t come to his senses.

But this time it’s different.

Because he knows everything he’s going to do next.

Eisel also decided to take out the hand he had prepared.

“…Is it so?”

Eisel acted.

Pretending to be shaken.

He pretends to be led by his seduction.

“Is there a place you want to go to? Like the sea.”

“I want to go to the sea, but…”

She smiled broadly as she approached Jeto.

I hope that that bright smile will be passed on to him.

I hope that when this is all over, there will not be a single lie in this bright smile.

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Eisel with a bright smile continues her words.

“There was a place I wanted to visit for a long time.”

“Where Miss Eisel goes…”

Instantly, Jeto also smiles.

“…I’ll follow you wherever you go.”

***

A cage.

We were moving our feet to the “Cage” For Zeto.

Which method would be better?

I thought about it over and over again.

Unfortunately, imprisoning him by force seemed close to impossible.

I also had to give up the method of relying on drugs such as sleeping pills. In the first place, Jeto used that method on me before, so will it work for him?

I will definitely be suspicious and deal with it.

So I’m not the way…

…We decided to choose a place.

I needed a safe place to hold Zeto for at least a few days.

“…What kind of place is it? A place called the Cleft of the Demon World.”

Jetto asked me.

We were on our way there.

The gap in the demon realm.

It was a strange terrain between the Kingdom of Terrasia located at the center of the continent and the Holy Kingdom located in the west.

A cliff with an unfathomable depth entering the plain. It is known that many monsters lurk beneath that basement.

Once called the cliff of asceticism, this place also became a place to check the skills of adventurers who make monster subjugation their business.

I have to mine a special ore that only grows in the cracks of the demon world to become a platinum level adventurer or something.

There is a separate entrance and exit, but the place we headed to was, of course, the entrance.

Unfortunately, thanks to the barriers near the entrance and exit, monsters can’t come in and out, so monsters in the gap in the demon world don’t flow backwards.

“It’s an interesting place just by listening to the explanation.”

Jetto smiled lightly as he listened to my explanation.

“Do you know that Kurden of the Flash?”

“Oh, I’ve heard of it. You must be one of the Knights of the Round Table, right?”

“Yeah, Kurden once entered a rift in the demon realm, and he set a record and got out the fastest.”

“How many days did it take?”

“In normal cases, it is known that it takes about a week to two weeks… But Kurden said he got out in just two days.”

“That’s great. Are we going in and trying to set a record?”

“No, just to watch.”

I thought with a light smile.

It took two days to reach Kurden of the Flash, which is famous for its quick sword and outstanding speed.

Although he died, Zeto, who had a track record of defeating many demons at once, including Murka, would not be dangerous in the gap of the Pandemonium.

That said, it didn’t seem like he would come back faster than Kurden. Even if Jeto was faster than Kurden, there was a calculation that it would take a day.

The chasm of the demon realm is that deep and wide.

There is only one day left until the final battle.

Now that I’m on the wagon, it will take a day to reach the gap in the Demon World. At that time, after locking Zeto in the ‘cage’, I planned to prepare for the decisive battle right away.

The plan seemed perfect.

Unless Jetto, who had the same thoughts as me, pushed me off the cliff first.

Of course, I didn’t mean to suffer like that.

‘…More than that.’

What’s even more bizarre than that is that around this time, the demons’ attack, which should have started a long time ago, hasn’t happened yet.

“……”

I quietly took a look at Jeto, who was sitting quietly in the carriage.

He was tapping his fingers now and then, not even swinging his sword.

If the man in front of you isn’t blocking the attack, then who the hell is blocking it?

It was the same as last time.

There have been no raids since I was with Zeto.

In the previous episode, I assumed that he would have taken advantage of the opportunity to take care of the demons while avoiding my gaze by buying food or snacks.

But this time, aren’t we riding together in the carriage? There was no time to escape my gaze.

Is it just that the attack is delayed?

If that’s not the case, I wonder if there won’t be an attack again this time.

Is it a coincidence or a change?

I couldn’t get a feel for it at all.

***

“…He’s dying again.”

Albed, who was on the horse, looked at the map and said.

On the map, Eisel’s location was displayed in real time through the tracker he had created.

It was clear that he was riding a wagon or horse, judging from how fast he was.

Albed tried to send her demons nearby to drive her away, but no news came back like one of her.

‘If you see a girl with platinum hair, you asked me to tell you right away…’

The demons were disappearing without saying a word.

Albed had a special ability.

As one of the many children of the corps commander, he inherited one of the corps commander’s powers.

The power to lead weak demons.

Because he was still at a low level, he was not an army, but he was able to control the number of small units in real time.

As long as it was connected, it was possible to transmit sound from a fairly long distance, but the guys who were approaching Eisel were all disconnecting without a sound.

Even if it’s lightning magic, is it possible to handle it secretly without even the slightest gap for transmission to come and go?

Unable to understand, Albed frowned.

At this, Murka, who was next to Albed, opened her mouth.

“It must be said that it is impossible for small children. Even if not, I thought I would have to step out myself. I don’t know how I developed my strength, but it was enough to defeat Ekis…”

“I wonder if there is a helper with me. There are a lot of things I don’t like about being attacked by Eisel.”

“Hmm…”

Murka, who stopped the horse by the reins, let out a drool.

“Even though they’re nothing more than hounds, I can’t let them die to their prey. Stop raiding and gather up your troops.”

“Yes, I will collect the rest.”

“Where is Eisel headed?”

“… Judging from the direction, it seems to be heading towards the gap in the demon realm. It’s like a wilderness with few people around.”

“I guess they guess we’re coming too.”

Albed nodded in affirmation at Murka’s words.

At the same time, the connection with the demons he sent for the last time was quickly disconnected one by one, and then completely disconnected.

“Tsk…”

Albed was nervous and clicked his tongue.

‘I thought I could get some information…’

Whether it’s a helper or an eye gel.

I can’t figure it out, but it was using a very subtle method.

Meanwhile, Jetto, who was in the carriage, soon stopped tapping his fingers.

‘…The raid was just the last one.’

Unbeknownst to Eisel, he was using Shady’s power to devour demons who touched his senses. It would be more accurate to say that he blew his neck with a sharp shadow.

Jetto thought that if there were no raids from now on, it would cause great confusion to Eisel after this.

Because he used Shady’s power, Jetto’s vitality was sucked out and he gently wiped the blood that flowed from his mouth.

‘It’s a gap in the demon realm…’

He knew information about this world through games, and he also knew about the cracks in the demon realm.

He remembered that it was a place where he could earn experience points and a place he had to go through when taking the adventure route.

‘It’s not dangerous, but I can’t avoid taking time.’

Because there is no shortcut in the gap in the demon realm.

‘By the way…’

A nightmare is not a nightmare.

At Eisel’s actions, he swallowed bitterness, convinced of his failure in the past, which he had no memory of.

Zetto had a vague idea of what was about to happen, but…

…I decided to hang out.

Assurance will hold her back.

***

Me and Jeto were able to reach the gap in the Demon Realm before it was too late. According to the calculation, it took about a day.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t even close to the gap yet.

Anyway, the gap in the Pandemonium was a place that was out of human control, and even though it was sealed, it was full of monsters.

For this reason, residents were not allowed to live nearby.

So the carriage stopped in front of an inn located in a forest a little far away from the demon realm.

The innkeeper, who was drawn out by the sound of the carriage, said, ‘If you’re going to the rift of the demon realm, I’ll stay here.’ I tried to solicit customers, but I moved on, saying that I was only here to take a look.

Jetto immediately followed me.

That was the time when we were heading to the gap in the demon realm.

I asked him a question as I left the forest and looked at the barren land.

“Jetto… Are you okay?”

“What is it?”

“Even if I don’t go back to the academy.”

“I thought it would be better if we went back together. I also like deviation.”

“Deviation…”

As I muttered, I remembered Jeto’s words.

Is it because it’s different from the last episode when I was informed that I was being chased by demons? Jeto’s answer was slightly different.

There were many things I wanted to ask him.

Do you have any memories from previous rounds?

Has he really regressed like me?

How could such a terrible curse be engraved?

Do you love me enough to save your life at the cost of saving it?

But I decided to keep my words as low as possible.

One day ahead.

Because in one day everything will be over.

It won’t be too late if you ask slowly then.

This time… Zeto won’t die.

In this way, we were gradually approaching the gap in the demon realm, and the time for the decisive battle was approaching.

A fear welled up in a corner of my heart, but I tried to overcome it by keeping Zeto’s face in my eyes.

To save Zeto.

For the future together with Jeto.

I had to overcome it.

Hasn’t he shown it before?

The image of destroying my terrible destiny.

They arrived soon after.

“The gap in the demon realm…”

The fissures in the Demon Realm that looked like gigantic pits were sunk in the ground, and despite the bright moonlight, the bottom was so deep that it was locked in darkness and the end could not be seen.

“…More than that, is there really a place called the Demon World?”

“Well, it’s just a name people gave it. I don’t know if the Demon Realm really exists.”

“Hmm… You mean there’s monsters swarming down here? It’s a strange place. I don’t even get the hang of it… How deep is it?”

Zeto peers down at the gap in the demon realm.

He couldn’t see in front of him, but he was surprisingly aware of his alertness, perhaps because he had a sense of humor, and he was standing in a fairly safe position.

“This is the entrance.”

“Here are you going? You won’t die if you fall…”

Jeto blurted out his words in a trembling voice.

“It’s not like that. They say strong winds are blowing to absorb the impact of the fall.”

I shook my head and said that.

“Hmm… I guess you feel like Miss Lucia.”

“The monsters below don’t seem too strong to Zeto. They’re at a level that only gold or platinum level adventurers can challenge.”

I proceeded to explain the gap in the Demon World step by step. I mean, he has to come in later.

“Then, shall we really set a record right now? Did you say two days?”

“……”

I wish I hadn’t set a record like that.

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You won’t be able to build it anyway, and even if you do, it will take a day.

That was enough.

For a cage to temporarily confine a blind bird.

“Hey… Zeto.”

I slowly prepared myself mentally.

“Yes, I am listening.”

Instantly, he turns his head away from the pit and smiles kindly at me.

“You said you liked me before…”

“…”

Immediately, Jeto’s lips closed.

It wasn’t something worth mentioning right now.

But I had to tell you now.

I hope he doesn’t misunderstand what I’m about to do.

“I’m sorry I couldn’t answer back then.”

I didn’t have the confidence to face him, so I lowered my head.

“…Me too…”

I approached Jeto who was standing at the edge of the cliff.

Emotions rose, but I didn’t want to show tears.

Because this is not the end, it is the beginning.

“…I really like Jetto too.”

I laughed.

Brightly.

I smiled at the blind man, wondering if that would hide his feelings.

Then he touched his chest.

It was weak, but I felt an ominous energy.

Zetto’s curse was still eating at him.

But if I get over this, I’ll be able to solve everything. That everyone would be happy

I didn’t doubt it.

“So…”

I continued my words and pushed Jeto away.

I pushed him down the cliff.

“……”

Zetto fell into the bottomless pit without any resistance and remained silent.

…Forgive me.

It’s all for Zeto.

After this night, I’ll finish everything and wait for Zeto.

Instantly, the darkness pouring through the cracks in the Pandemonium completely swallowed Jeto.

“…”

I immediately turned my back, wiping my wet eyes.

The blind bird was locked in a perfectly safe cage.

I’ll try to get out, but I hope you don’t overdo it.

‘All that’s left is…’

Murka.

Soon he’ll be looking for me.

I just prepare accordingly.

***

The man’s mouth opens as he falls through the gap in the demon realm with his dark hair flying.

“…Kerung?”

Soon after, his form melts away and disappears, caught in the shadows protruding from the wall.